I had to share my story after reading Braden Dupuis’ article in the Nov. 29 issue of Pique regarding a skier being hit on the Dave Murray run on Whistler Mountain (“Ski responsibly in Whistler this winter”).
On March 17, 2024, I was skiing Dave Murray on the slope below the timing flats. I was hit from behind by a 10-to-12-year-old boy who was in ski school. You can only imagine how fast a young boy was going to knock over a 200-pound person.
A woman stopped to ask if I was all right. I said I was. The woman then turned to the ski-school instructor and said the student was going way too fast. His response was that it is a black run and they can go as fast as they want. That may be true if they are in control. The instructor never apologized and was very rude when the woman continued to say the ski-school student was going too fast.
His response is just another example of how poor the attitude of some Whistler Blackcomb employees is. While I realize the mountain safety crew and the patrol cannot always be everywhere, there appears to be an increasing number of reckless or out-of-control skiers on Whistler and Blackcomb.
I tried to share my incident with Whistler Blackcomb COO Belinda Trembath as she is ultimately in charge of both mountains. However, it is impossible to email Belinda as her email is not provided to the public.
